STEM masters degrees for non-STEM majors

[Duneranger]

I'm guessing this is the partly-online Edinburgh programme in question: https://www.ed.ac.uk/studying/undergradu...UTDIPMVMHC

You need to have worked as a qualified healthcare professional, clinical scientist or veterinary surgeon, for at least two years prior to the start of the programme and be registered with one of the following:

• Association of Physician Assistants (anaesthesia)
  
• Faculty of Intensive Care
  
• Faculty of Physician Associates
  
• General Dental Council
  
• General Optical Council
  
• General Pharmaceutical Council
  
• Health and Care Professions Council
  
• Nursing and Midwifery Council
  
• Registration Council for Clinical Physiologists
  
• Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons
  

The non-STEM education background part: "We will also consider non-science based degrees supplemented with SQA Higher/GCE A Level Chemistry at grade C or above."


So it's not like you can just walk in with an English Literature degree and start prescribing meds. This is a career transition programme for people already working in healthcare who aspire to become doctors.

Yeah and the cost will be insane and you will not be allowed to practice in the US without redoing residency. Completely unrealistic for anyone here. 5 years...extremely. competitive/expensive...need to live in the UK...cant practice in the US right after

[Robson]

This is a very interesting program for those interested in "Biology or Health": https://veterinary.rossu.edu/research/one-health
Here's one post of mine from a few years ago: https://www.degreeforum.net/mybb/Thread-...#pid310848

The very reputable University of Edinburgh offers a partly-online medical degree, with the pre-clinical years being online for healthcare professionals working in Scotland.

This is very vague. Most of the online health master's degrees at Edinburgh are meant for people who are ALREADY health professionals.

The actual medical degree is extremely competitive and needs to be done there.

I would know...I went to school there...

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These masters may not require a STEM UG degree but you will be EXTREMELY behind and need to do a to catch up. It's like jumping into the deep end without knowing how to swim at all.

These places will gladly take your money as you flounder.

Would not recommend any of the OPs suggestions without a relevant UG degree unless you want to get destroyed day 1

The majority of the programs suggested are accessible to professionals with some experience but no relevant UG degree, except for the CU Boulder one, which I would argue should have some prerequisites or bridging courses. TAMU seems to be a math-educator focused course; OU is open to working engineers without a degree; Glasgow for public health practitioners from interdisciplinary UG courses (including "biosciences, medicine, public health, environmental sciences, social sciences, economics"; not sure about HES; KCL is more of a psychology course disguised in neuroscience; and UT Austin has some recommended biology coursework and prerequisites that can be waived.

[Duneranger]

This is a very interesting program for those interested in "Biology or Health": https://veterinary.rossu.edu/research/one-health
Here's one post of mine from a few years ago: https://www.degreeforum.net/mybb/Thread-...#pid310848

The very reputable University of Edinburgh offers a partly-online medical degree, with the pre-clinical years being online for healthcare professionals working in Scotland.

This is very vague. Most of the online health master's degrees at Edinburgh are meant for people who are ALREADY health professionals.

The actual medical degree is extremely competitive and needs to be done there.

I would know...I went to school there...

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These masters may not require a STEM UG degree but you will be EXTREMELY behind and need to do a to catch up. It's like jumping into the deep end without knowing how to swim at all.

These places will gladly take your money as you flounder.

Would not recommend any of the OPs suggestions without a relevant UG degree unless you want to get destroyed day 1

The majority of the programs suggested are accessible to professionals with some experience but no relevant UG degree, except for the CU Boulder one, which I would argue should have some prerequisites or bridging courses. TAMU seems to be a math-educator focused course; OU is open to working engineers without a degree; Glasgow for public health practitioners from interdisciplinary UG courses (including "biosciences, medicine, public health, environmental sciences, social sciences, economics"; not sure about HES; KCL is more of a psychology course disguised in neuroscience; and UT Austin has some recommended biology coursework and prerequisites that can be waived.

I mean sure, they will let you in and take your money. The point is, it’s a bad idea.